Source: Office of United States Attorneys
RICHMOND, Va. – A North Chesterfield man pled guilty today to burglary of a post office.
According to court documents, on June 7, 2024, officers with the Chesterfield County Police Department responded to a reported break in at a U.S. Post Office in North Chesterfield. When officers arrived, they observed Elijah Holmes, 25, wearing a ski mask and rubber gloves. Holmes was carrying three duffle bags full of mail he had just stolen, including letters, envelopes, and other mail matter addressed to more than 700 individuals.
Holmes is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 21 and faces up to five years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Damon E. Wood, Inspector in Charge of the Washington Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, made the announcement after U.S. Magistrate Judge Summer L. Speight accepted the plea.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert S. Day is prosecuting the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:25-cr-49.